Shelving-bracket



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SHELVING BRACKET. No. 256,672. Patented Ap r.18, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFtcIz.

DAN ennow, oF MACON oI'rY, MISSOURI.

SHELVlNG-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.- 256,67.2, dated April I8, 1882. Application tiled December 24, 1881. (No model.)

Thevtigure of the drawing is a'representa-` tion of vertical section of my invention.

This invention has relation to knockdown77 shelving for use in ,connection with counters and in stores where goods a're exhibited and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement ofthe rear nib on the upper edge ofthe brackets, the filling-stop to prevent the brackets from rising, and the top or overhnn g bracket having agoose-neck extension forming a bearing to support a horizontal4 cxhibitingrod above and parallel with the counter, all as hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the'claims appended.

In the accompanying drawing, the letterA designates an upright support recessed in the back, and provided with pairs of slots c and b, designed to receive the hooks and projections c and d of the brackets c. The foot fof this support is provided with a rear nib, g, which is designed to engage a notch in the rear edge of the base or counter-shelf h, this connection serving to keep the lower end of the upright in proper position. rlhe upper portion of the upright support is fastened to the wall by screws.

In order to prevent the shelves from tipping over forward, the shelf-brackets e are provided with a rear hook, 7c, extending upward and forward from the back portion of the upper edge of the brackets to engage the rear edge of the pressed home against the upright, engages said slot above the projection, lling the slotspace, and thereby preventing the bracket from rising. To remove the bracket the offset must be withdrawn from the slot in a manner the reverse of that by which it was placed therein.

B represents the top or' reversed bracket, having its upright bearing m' above its horizontal bearing-edge t, and provided with an upwardly-turned hook, c', whichv engages a slot, a', near the top of the upright. This overhung bracket rests on a shelf, Z., which is supported below by a bracket, e. To keep this overh un g bracket B steady, its horizontal bearing t should be provided with a nib, o, projecting downward and engaging the shelf lf, and for further security the rear edge of said shelfmay be provided with a lug or projection, e, designed to enter the slot a of the upright above the hook of the bracket e, which supports this shelf.

From the outer portion or end of this bracket B projects forward and upward over the counter-space an extension or neck, G, which may be Yfashioned in a graceful curve or goose-neck form, and turned at its end to forni abearing, s, for an exhibiting-rod, D, which is designed to be laid in the bearings o f two or more such brackets in a position parallel to and over the counter. When the end of the goose-neck is turned under to form the rod-bearing it forms an inside hook, E, upon which an article may be hung; and outer hooks may be formed on the bend ofthe extension, if thought desirable.

I ain well aware that it is not new to provide an upright recessed at the back and slotted, with brackets having hooks and pro-` jections to engage the slots of such an upright, and I do not therefore claim such devices, broadly, in this case.

In my Patent No. 247,039, of September 13, 1881, the foot e of the upright is provided with a hole, l, to receive the end of a stud or pin secured in the iioor at a proper distance from the wall of the apartment, the stud or pin used beingpreferably without a head to facilitate the removal of the upright, and it is' not desired to claim said construction herein.

` What I claim, and desire to secure by Leti ters Patent, is-

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l said projection and prevent the bracket from rising, substantially as specified.

3. The reversed or overhung bracket B,

having the hook c and the goose-neck or forl ward extension, C, provided at its end with a bearing, 8,1'01' an exhibiting-rod to bc arranged over and parallel with the counter, snbstan- 15 tially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

DAN GEROW.

Witnesses:

C. J. BoRDEN, A. BORDEN. 

